Floodbase, the leading platform for insuring flood risk, and Liberty Mutual (Liberty) announced the launch of an instant quoting application for parametric flood (re)insurance in the US.

ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) has signed a Memorandum of Intent with Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. The agreement marks the start of a three-year collaboration aimed at exploring how space applications can help create parametric insurance solutions to protect sectors such as agriculture and forestry from climate-related risks.

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is pleased to announce that Andrew Aldwinckle is joining the business as International Casualty Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 1 February 2026. Based in London, Aldwinckle will oversee LM Re’s international casualty portfolio, reporting to Chantal Rodriguez, CUO, LM Re.